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Penguin Random House Student Design Award 2017

- 2nd Place for the Adult Fiction Cover Award -

The Penguin Random House Student Design Award is an opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in design to experience real cover design briefs first-hand. I chose to redesign 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' by Harper Lee.

The concept of my book cover design is based on chapter seven in To Kill a Mockingbird – when Jem retrieves his breeches and finds them ‘sewed up – all crooked’. I therefore decided to stitch the title on ripped jeans in the same manner. Jem’s mended pants is a symbol of benevolence and reflects the overall essence of the book, where there is a constant conversation regarding the inherent goodness and evil of people.

True Crime

The task for this project was to take a 'true crime' and retell it through new eyes over a series of images.

The crime I have chosen is based on twins who robbed Christ in KaDeWe, Berlin in 2009, stealing an estimated 6 million Euros worth of jewellery. They were set free due to them having the same DNA and not being able to determine which one (or both) of them had committed the crime.

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Paris London Tandem Poster

This Design & Interaction brief was part of a poster competition for the Paris London Tandem 2015. Our task was to represent the close relationship between the two cities in 2 Posters.

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Winning Poster of Paris London Tandem Poster Competition

This Design & Interaction brief was part of a poster competition for the Paris London Tandem 2015. Our task was to represent the close relationship between the two cities in 2 Posters.

Communicomics

For this illustration brief our task was to come up with our own comic based on the theme ‘Tension’. My storyline was inspired by a quote from the film ‘The Matrix’.

“Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with its surrounding environment but humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this plantet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus.”

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Virtual Reality Poster

Our task for this context brief was to go to the V&A and choose an object that we would like to write about for our poster. I chose the Oculus Rift, the leading device that could bring virtual reality – an immersive three-dimensional experience of a computer-generated world – into living rooms across the world.

I wanted to create a poster that is interactive and somehow feels similar to when you wear the Oculus Rift. This is what led me to create 3D Titles and subtitles and make my own version of the Oculus Rift.

A Rake's Progress

'A Rake's Progress' is a brief given to 2nd year Illustration students at Central Saint Martins. It is based on Hogarth's 8 paintings that show the downfall of Tom Rakewell. Our task was to find our own 'Rake's' and show the gradual destruction of this person. I have chosen to illustrate the life of Marilyn Monroe.

Charles Dickens Museum Competition

CSM 2nd year Illustration was asked to work with the Charles Dickens Museum to create 3 Illustrations based on the 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens.

Sustainability Project

This sustainability brief focuses on the negative impact overfishing has on our environment. The task was to choose an environmental issue and create a poster that would spread the message and influence peoples behaviours towards the problem.

Darker Than Fiction

For this typography brief we had to create a book cover and design the inside pages of the book ‘Darker than Fiction’ by Marcus Bastel.

Treat Yourself Stickers

The brief was to create something that people would be drawn to and eventually want to buy.

Stained Glass Window

I was asked to design the stained glass windows for the Catholic Church in Phuket, Thailand built in 2014.

Craving Likes

Paper Collage on Paper 42x59.4cm

Facetime

Colour Pencil and Pastel on Paper 42x59.4cm

CD

Media: Oil paint, CD, acrylic sheet on canvas

Dimensions: 109cm x 77cm

Portraits

120cm x 152cm

Homeslice

Homeslice is a series of illustrations based on the multicultural background of the person in each piece.